Kimmo Kuhta

Kimmo Kuhta
Born (1975-06-19) June 19, 1975 (age 49)
Helsinki, Finland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Left
Played for HIFK
Kiekko-Espoo
SC Bern
Hamburg Freezers
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1995–2013

Kimmo Kuhta (born June 19, 1975) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward.

Apart from spending the 2005–06 season in the Swiss league, Kuhta represented HIFK in the SM-liiga from 1998 to the end of his career in 2013. He played a total of 728 games in HIFK, second only to Pertti Lehtonen with 851 on the team, and also holds the record for most goals in HIFK with 248 in total.[1] For his long and successful career on the team, he is considered an iconic HIFK player and a favorite among fans.[2][3] In October 2018, HIFK retired the number 9 in his honor before a match against Tappara.[4]

After his playing career, he has worked as a hockey expert and a commentator for Yle,[5] and coached junior teams for HIFK.

Awards

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1992–93 Karhu-Kissat Jr. Fin-Jr. B 14 13 14 27 18 — — — — —
1992–93 Karhu-Kissat Jr. Fin-2 Jr. 6 4 5 9 6 — — — — —
1993–94 Karhu-Kissat Jr. Fin-Jr. — — — — — — — — — —
1994–95 Karhu-Kissat Jr. Fin-2 Jr. 22 34 20 54 16 — — — — —
1995–96 Kiekko-Espoo Jr. Fin-Jr. 36 30 16 46 10 4 1 1 2 0
1995–96 Kiekko-Espoo SM-l 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1996–97 HIFK SM-l 38 1 1 2 6 — — — — —
1996–97 PiTa Fin-2 10 4 1 5 0 — — — — —
1997–98 HIFK SM-l 23 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
1997–98 Haukat Fin-2 13 6 10 16 2 — — — — —
1998–99 HIFK SM-l 45 12 10 22 45 — — — — —
1999–2000 HIFK SM-l 47 15 9 24 14 8 0 0 0 0
2000–01 HIFK SM-l 43 19 5 24 16 5 0 1 1 2
2001–02 HIFK SM-l 51 10 13 23 14 — — — — —
2002–03 HIFK SM-l 46 22 16 38 8 4 2 0 2 2
2003–04 HIFK SM-l 56 31 28 59 18 13 8 1 9 2
2004–05 HIFK SM-l 56 29 20 49 36 5 2 0 2 0
2005–06 SC Bern NLA 42 16 21 37 16 6 2 4 6 2
2006–07 HIFK SM-l 55 24 26 50 32 5 0 1 1 2
2007–08 HIFK SM-l 56 20 18 38 36 7 1 2 3 6
2008–09 HIFK SM-l 34 13 12 25 28 2 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Hamburg Freezers DEL 32 14 5 19 35 — — — — —
2009–10 HIFK SM-l 18 8 6 14 6 5 0 4 4 4
2010–11 HIFK SM-l 59 24 27 51 20 16 5 7 12 10
2011–12 HIFK SM-l 50 14 26 40 26 4 0 1 1 0
2012–13 HIFK SM-l 51 6 13 19 22 7 2 3 5 0
SM-l totals 730 249 231 480 329 81 20 20 40 28

References

  1. ^ "The Finnish league's stats". 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  2. ^ "Mitä teki Kimmo Kuhta, kun sai ensimmäisen palkan HIFK:lta? "No sehän oli ihan hirveä virhe" (in Finnish)". 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  3. ^ "Kimmo Kuhta, Numero 9 (in Finnish)". 2013-04-05. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  4. ^ "HIFK retired Kimmo Kuhta's jersey number in a stylish ceremony — "This is really important to me"" (in Finnish). 26 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Kimmo Kuhta Yle Puheen Jääkiekkokierroksen uusi asiantuntija (in Finnish)". 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
Preceded by Winner of the Raimo Kilpiö trophy
2003-04 		Succeeded by


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